Thursday, June 30, 2011

Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King) upon arriving in Myanmar's Yangon airport was deported. The authorities stated that she was already blacklisted and would never been permitted to enter the country. Yesterday Yeung Chi King through her assistant issued a statement to the media and said that she was shocked and extremely saddened to be deported, but would not refuse to comply. She would continue to like Myanmar and the people of Myanmar.

Yeung Chi King was suddenly deported and blacklisted by the Myanmar government. Although the officials did not explain, the outside believed that she angered the Myanmar government with her portrayal of the Myanmar "democratic symbol" Aung San Suu Kyi in the French film THE LADY. In order to play the character well, Yeung Chi King at the end of December visited Myanmar and dined with Aung San Suu Kyi and her son to understand her thought process and gestures.

Yeung Chi King's statement said, "On June 22, 2011, I was deported from Myanmar. When I arrived, the authorities were very friendly. However without clarifying the reason or showing any proof, they deported me. I was very shocked and extremely saddened. I would not refuse to comply with this matter and would continue to like Myanmar and the people of Myanmar. I hope to see this nation to continue to progress on the road to peace and democracy, at the same time I hope that day will come soon."

Dr. Chung King Fai two days ago received the Mont Blanc Artistic Contribution Award to honor Dr. Chung's contribution to the Hong Kong show business. Chung King Fai said that he would dine with good friends to celebrate with a group of good friends. He also hoped to be able to promote Chinese cultural drama and spread local culture to the world. Chung King Fai said that although he has won countless awards, he never thought about retirement or leaving work to enjoy life. He said, "My heart doesn't have the word retirement, of course I am not as energetic as young people. I have to focus more on rest and diet." Chung King Fai also said that after 40 he started to notice that he had to pay attention to his health and needed to coordinate with suitable exercises. Only with a healthy body could he handle work.

Famous director Johnnie To Kei Fung said that he came to support his mentor Chung King Fai. As for Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi and Nicholas Tse Ting Fung's marriage troubles, To Kei Fung said, "I don't have anything to say about Pak Chi's incident, I don't understand why unions and separations take so far." He also siad that he is busy with the final production of his new film ROMANCING IN THIN AIR (GO HOI BUT JI LUEN). In addition he has already begun planning Andy Lau Tak Wa and Sammi Cheng Sau Man's new film. "I will first finish LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLES (DUET MING GUM), then I would plan to work on Wa Jai and Sammi's movie. At the same time I will have to accommodate their concert tour dates."

Under the hands of Chang Suk Ping, Ah Sa and Wen Zhang each had surprisingly beautiful looks that had a heavy evil scent. Wen Zhang played Master Fat Hoi's disciple, a newly created character. A bat bit him while he and Fat Hoi was battling evil. As the demon blood entered his heart he gradually turned evil.

Ah Sa and Wen Zhang played a couple for the first time and even had "intimate contact" scenes. He carried the Green Snake who had a look of sweetness on her face and freely flew through the air; in comparison to White Snake who fell for Hui Sin and wanted to live the life of a human, Green Snake savored her "demonic" identity and even hoped to turn her lover into one and travel the world together. Seeing all the suffering White Snake went through to become "human", Green Snake was even more determined to "never become human". In the end the disciple's choice would be the turning point. Wen Zhang after playing Lee Nin Kit's son in OCEAN HEAVEN this time successfully faced Brother Kit's "martial art" challenge.

Recently the media caught Gum Sing Mo and a mystery woman going out and appearing to be close. His manager has already denied their romance. Yesterday a reporter asked whether Gum Sing Mo was in love or was the news speculation due to WU XIA's release? Gum Sing Mo said, "Earlier my manager already said it, indeed it was not what it looked like. Everyone know I wouldn't be deliberately low key and not promote. Wu XIA's schedule was moved up by a month. Several actors' promotional schedules were all messed up. Now we would try to coordinate when we can. Thank you media for your care and well wishes."

Gum Sing Mo in the film also talked about the experience of working on WU XIA. He said that in the film she spoke Sichuan dialect for the first time. The team hired a tutor for him. The tutor was very pleased with his performance, at least giving it 80 points. Chan Ho Sun also praised Gum Sing Mo's determination. Everyday after the shoot he would ask for the next day's script so the tutor could record the lines into his MP3 player for him to recite. Gum Sing Mo whether in the film and in life would not try anything dangerous. The Sichuan dialect to him this time was a cliff, he had to decide whether to jump. As a director, he of course had to jump with him.

BIO (on now broadband television channel 222) after airing FOUR GREAT HEAVENLY KINGS: JACKY CHEUNG HOK YAU on July 11 will air the second episode FOUR GREAT HEAVENLY KINGS: ANDY LAU TAK WA. The program interviewed many of Lau Tak Wa's good friends like Wong Jing, Teddy Robin Kwan as well as Lau Tak Wa secondary school classmate and producer and director Yu Wai Kwok. Wong Jing pointed out that when he first worked with Lau Tak Wa, he wanted to have more action scenes. However he told Lau Tak Wa, "Viewers love to watch you getting hit more than you hitting people." Teddy Robin pointed out that Wa Jai is very hard working, once he did not return home to rest for three months. Yu Wai Kwok revealed that Lau Tak Wa already had many admirers in secondary school.

Yu Wai Kwok revealed, "I remember back then we were pretending to be Chow Yun Fat in the school hallway. He always pretended better than other students. I thought he was a natural born actor." He pointed out that Lau Tak Wa was already very handsome when he was young and attracted many classmates. He deeply believed that Lau Tak Wa at the time already knew that he would become a star in the future. Later Lau Tak Wa participated in the TVB artist training class and rented a small place nearby TVB. Yu revealed, "The home owner told Lau Tak Wa, 'Chow Yun Fat lived in this unit before. When you live here, you may become a star in

the future too.'"

Wong Jing said, "Lau Tak Wa wanted to have many action sequences like Jackie Chan, but I told him, you are a little different from Jackie Chan. Viewers love to watch you get hit, particularly female viewers. Every time they watch the bad guys beat up Lau Tak Wa they would feel very sad, but on the other hand they loved to watch those scenes." Teddy Robin said, "Some people say Wa Jai is a workaholic, I feel he is a very hard working person." Lau Tak Wa in the mid to late 80s received George Lam Chi Cheung's encouragement to join the music scene. Lau Tak Wa revealed that he was so nervous about his first Hong Kong concert that his hands were shaking. "I was the most nervous for my first concert in Hong Kong because I didn't have a bottom (confidence). I was so nervous that I was trembling."

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

To Yu Fung is a friend of both Nicholas Tse Ting Fung and Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi but have not asked them about their marriage

courtesy of mingpao.com

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Janice Man Wing Shan yesterday attended a cosmetic product press conference. She will work with Nick Cheung Ka Fai on the new film DAI JUI BO (BIG CHASE) and hoped to lose weight. "Lately it's a little tough. Earlier I went on a holiday and gained a few pounds. Now I have to start losing weight because I will have to make a movie soon."

"This time the character is great and has a lot of potential. I saw how amazing Ka Fai has been and trained to have a six pack ab, I have to work hard as well. His will power is great, he really is very thin and very fit. I am afraid that if I don't lose any weight, I can be fatter than him at any minute." Weighing only 101 pounds, Janice would like to drop to 95.

Cheng Yi Kin is busy with his new film YANG CLAN WARRIORS (YEUNG GA JEUNG). Earlier he went to learn to ride a horse but was almost thrown form it. Luckily he hung on to the horse in time. Ekin said, "I may have to ride and fight at the same time, so right now we are practicing in advance."

The Wayne Wong directed women epic film SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN caught attention as Li Bingbing and Gianna Jun Ji-Hyun earlier appeared on the July U.S. edition of VOGUE. The most recent time Asian film stars were on the pages of U.S. VOGUE was six years ago with MEMOIR OF A GEISHA's Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi.

Recently Li Bingbing and Jun Ji-Hyun appeared in a Mainland fashion magazine cover as well. In the film their tragic lives made people cry. This couple also were much more open to satisfy the audience's imagination. Li Bingbing not only put her arm around Jun Ji-Hyun's shoulder but also wore a transparent silk top and black undergarment in an embrace with Jun Ji-Hyun. They even lay on the carpet in elegant clothing and played with flowers.

Starting July 8, the film will be released in almost 40 nations around the world and land in North America on July 15. Li Bingbing and Jun Ji-Huun in mid July will head to the U.S. to attend the New York and Los Angeles premieres with producer Wendi Deng and director Wayne Wong.

Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam earlier worked on the Xinhai Revolution 100th anniversary commemorative film YUK FOR FUNG WONG (FIRE BATHING PHOENIX). On the first day she had to work on crying and yelling scenes, after which she had a sore throat and hoarse voice. Luckily the team prepared a lot of throat drops for her. Her co-stars included Liu Kai Chi, Tse Kwan Ho, Eric Tsang Chi Wai and Alan Tam Wing Lun.

Playing a revolutionary, Kong Yeuk Lam yesterday worked on a major scene in a male disguise. She said, "As soon as I started I shot the most emotional scene. I had to yell and cry, the emotional upheaval was enormous. However luckily I was able to reach the director's demands, which was worth a hoarse voice." As for her earlier eye problems, she was worried during her crying scene. "Because my eye hasn't recovered yet, during the crying scene it still hurt. I am very afraid of affecting the recovery progress." In the film, Kong Yeuk Lam was very satisfied with her male disguise. "I like it very much, I thought it was very cool and well matched for me. The director even praised me and said that I had potential to play a matinee idol!"

The Peter Chan Ho Sun directed WU XIA two nights ago held its Beijing premiere. Leads Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo), Tang Wei, Wai Ying Hung, Li Xiaoran, Jiang Wu and others attended. ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN Jimmy Wang Yu was still recovering in Taiwan and did not attend. Sandra Ng Kwan Yu and Cissy Wang also came in support of their husbands. Tang Wei and Gum Sing Mo did not have their significant others' support did not have to worry about being lonely. Tang Wei's "son" came from faraway Yunnan to see her, which moved her to tears. Gum Sing Mo was lucky as he was with Kwan Yu and his on screen wife Li Xiaoran.

Many Mainland actors also attended in support, including BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS (SUP YUET WAI SING)'s Chris Li Yuchu and Wang Xueqi, as well as Gao Yuanyuan, Yolanda Yuan Quan and Li Xiaolu. Chan Ho Sun said that Big Brother Wang Yu had nothing to do in Taiwan and was not at ease, like a child he could not sit still as he kept asking him if he needed help with the promotion. However everyone would like him to take care of his health first so hopefully he would be able to attend the July 26 Hong Kong premiere. Gum Sing Mo's character in the film had the humorous shadow of Stephen Chow Sing Chi, who out of the blue would make you laugh, and opened the eyes of many.

In addition, WU XIA yesterday held its Shanghai premiere press conference. The media that have seen the film in advance said that in WU XIA, Yen Chi Tan and Gum Sing Mo's scenes together were excessively ambiguous and had a "Brokeback" feel. Yen Chi Tan followed up and urged Chan Ho Sun to make BROKEBACK SWORDSMAN with him.

In a small country village, Old Zhuzhu has been an elementary school teacher for a lifetime and lived a peaceful country life with his sons Qiquan and Deyi. Yet, the ambitious older son Qiquan becomes an illegal "blood head" as he organizes villages to sell blood. Many in the village thus catch HIV, including the younger son who catches it by accident......

Ming Dynasty scholar Wei Yangsheng is conceited with his talent and looks as he feels life is short...he encounters Taoist priest Tie Fei's daughter Tie Yuxiang. They fall in love at first sight and Wei Yangshang immediately wed. Yet, Yuxiang since childhood has been under her father's Taoist influence is elegant and inexperienced in the ways of the bedroom. Despite loving each other, Wei Yanghseng senses a major regret...

8 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES

d. Rob Marshall

Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush

7 SOMETHING BORROWED

d. Luke Greenwood

Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield

6 SUPER 8

d. J. J. Abrams

Joel Courtney, Ella Fanning, Kyle Chandler

5 THE HANGOVER PART II

d. Todd Phillips

Bradley Cooper, Zack Galifianakis, Ed Helms

4 TREASURE INN

Can : Choi Sun Hat Jang

Lit : Fortune God Inn

d. Wong Jing

Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Nick Cheung Ka Fai,

Huang Yi, Charlene Choi Chuek Yin,

Ken Ho Ka King, Dong Dawei,

Liu Yang, Mavis Pan Shuangshaung, Philip Ng Won Lung

Rating : IIB

Length : 96 mins.

Opening June 23 2011

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]

Once upon a time in China, two street inspectors named Gong and Ba were on the mysterious murder case in town. However, when the real murderer was finally revealed, Gong realized the danger was much closer to home than he could ever imagine and as a result of an unlikely friendship is tested.

Nick Cheung Ka Fai yesterday attended Stars Shine International 1st anniversary press conference. Actually his friends of many years will join the company's film department and form the Stars Shine Blue Sea Production Company. Thus he came in support. Cheung Ka Fai revealed that his contract with Emperor Entertainment ended this month after six years. Later he will open his own company and handle his own jobs; as for money matters, he will hand them off to others. His wife Esther Kwan Wing Ho will not become his manager because he and his wife only talk about family. She will not interfere with his work. Ka Fai said that his relationship with Mr. Yeung remains great and exceeds friendship. If Emperor asks him to make a movie, with a suitable film Emperor will be considered first. He joked that if his company would not perform well he will visit Mr. Yeung. He also said that he and Mr. Yeung are so close that they no longer need a contract. Ka Fai said that his company would not sign other artists and would only take care of himself.

Gum Sing Mo apologized for his less than accurate Sichuan dialect. "I wasn't fluent and no one understood me, I am truly sorry. This was a very huge challenge for me in this film." Tang Wei in the film played a village lady. She did not have much screen time or many lines. When she saw the child actor Xiao Tian who played her son in the film suddenly appeared, she was so excited that she shed tears. Xiao Tian not only wished "Mama" would return to Yunnan where he would cook roast meat for "Mama". He also asked, "When would I have a little brother?"

Chan Ho Sun gave high recognition to Tang Wei's performance. He said that he recognized Tang Wei's performance from CROSSING HENNESSY (YUET MOON HIN NEI SI) so I asked her to perform. The originally minor role due to Tang Wei's very outstanding performance finally added her screen time at the end of the film.

Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King) due to her role in THE LADY as the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been blacklisted by the Myanmar government and deported from Yangon earlier.

According to a Myanmar official, Yeung Chi King will not have a chance to enter Myanmar again. Last year upon arriving in the Yangon airport, she was arranged to take a flight to depart Myanmar because she was blacklisted. The Myanmar official did not say why she was blacklisted.

In the Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Theresa Fu Wing, Jessica C. starred BEACH SPIKE (YIT LONG KAU OI JIN), Chau Sau Na and Fu Wing love beach volleyball. Both say that they are no stranger to the sport. Chrissie says, "In secondary school during breaks and after lunch I would

play volleyball with classmates. Of course we aren't playing very officially, just the ordinary passing and blocking."

Before the film began production, the actors received volleyball training for three full months. Facing the hellish training, each actor was focused on the practice, but in exchange they received a body full of bruises. Theresa says, "Seeing all the burst micro blood vessels and bruises on my hands, I instead felt very solid. The thinking was beyond deranged. Actually after a few more times I was numb. We girls thought we had a knack. Haha!"

Chrissie also says, "In the final match, every actor had to take a ball to the face. The volleyball coach served, that moment of impact was seriously tasty. My face looked like Lord Guan's, but when I saw the result it was very shocking. So it was worth the swollen face."

Yesterday was Tony Leung Chiu Wai's 49th birthday. Two nights ago Jet Tone film company arranged for a group of co-workers and friends to dine with him to celebrate, of course his wife Carina Lau Ka Ling took part. However the always low key Wai Jai only posted a solo photo on the microblog.

Jet Tone two nights ago posted a Happy Birthday Tony birthday cake photo at 11:33PM and wrote 30 minute countdown. Then at 12:05AM it posted a photo of Wai Jai removing the candle from the cake and wrote Happy Birthday; Ka Ling posted online at 12:10AM, "Master, Happy Birthday to U" but uploaded an old photo of her and Wai Jai. Wai Jai's own microblog has not been used for over a year. The last message was his Happy Birthday last year. Thus fans only left congratulatory messages on Ka Ling and Jet Tone's microblogs.